NL25 - AQo in a multiway pot

[DeathbySuckout]

Villain was a little loose PF, but not overly aggresive. I had not noticed him push anything postflop before this hand.

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CO ($49.30)
Button ($27.80)
SB ($19.65)
Hero ($67.15)
UTG ($18.45)
MP ($19.55)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.5</font>, UTG calls $1.25, CO calls $1.25.

Flop: ($4.60) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, CO checks.

Turn: ($4.60) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, UTG calls $4, CO calls $4.

River: ($16.60) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $12.95 (All-In)</font>, CO folds, Hero ?

[CrustyFace]

Raise to $2 preflop, continuation bet the flop 3/4 pot. Might not get into this spot then. As it stands, fold.

[Splossy]

What does he think you have? - your turn donk says Ace yet he calls. So I say you are beat. CB the flop by some random amount between 1/2 and pot.

[Waingro]

I think you played this one well. I think it was BalugaWhale or one of the other wellers that said: "Don´t call big riverbets". This is exactly how 95% of villains would play their monsters. This is probably a flopped set more than anything.

[DeathbySuckout]

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I think it was BalugaWhale or one of the other wellers that said: "Don´t call big riverbets".


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I have been using this little bit of advice lately, and it has really made a difference. Unless you have a good read of villain bluffing, big river bets mean you're beat.

On this hand, I knew villain wasn't afraid of my bet on the Ace. I figured at worst he had 2 pair, or a set, or QJ. There was no way my hand was any good.